Fundraiser held for children of slain Garnerville woman Shannon Coleman

July 19, 2014 12:02 PM

She says her faith gave her a peace beyond understanding.

A Garnerville woman whose daughter was strangled to death is trying to raise money for the two children her daughter left behind.

Donna Higdon lost her daughter, Shannon Coleman, two months ago. Coleman's boyfriend, Nixon Bourguignon, has been charged in the crime. Investigators believe Bourguignon strangled Coleman to death in a fit of rage after a fight.

Higdon says she has forgiven...

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